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The public will have the chance to pay their respects to former First Lady and First Mother, Barbara Bush, Friday. Bush died Tuesday, surrounded by family, including her husband, President George H.W. Bush. She was 92.

The public repose begins at 12 p.m., and lasts until midnight at St. Martin’s Church in Houston.

“No large bags or backpacks will be permitted, so again, leave your backpacks, large bags, large purses, leave them, secure them, don’t bring them with you. And weapons of any type will not be allowed,” he said.

This is absolutely unacceptable. A @GreatHeartsTX charter school in San Antonio asked students to complete a “balanced view” assignment about slavery, requiring them to list the “positive aspects” of slave life. The teacher worked from a @pearson textbook. pic.twitter.com/mzEWty68tB

Robert Livar says he and his wife were pretty upset when they saw their son’s assignment.

“That students would be tasked with the mental exercise of having to think of pros when it comes to one human owning another human,” he said. “There-there – how is that even – I just couldn’t understand what the end result of that could possibly be other than revisionist history and slavery apologists.”

Livar says his son left the positive side of the homework blank. He gives Great Hearts credit for responding quickly after he contacted the school.

“I’m hoping that actions follow words in this instance and the organization becomes stronger for it,” he said.

Great Hearts Texas Superintendent Aaron Kindel says the assignment was inconsistent with the charter network’s values.